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I have just watched a TV program that featured a woman taking her driving test for the 20th time.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The trouble with the driving test and the training going up to it is that it has very little to do with actually driving ie car control steering etc, you learn how to actually "drive" in the first half hour or so. The rest is spent learning to pass the test. Ie conforming to what the examiner wants to see. A lot of which was designed in the dark ages and some of which is downright dangerous. I remember when err indoors first passed her test and I went out as a passenger I nearly sh1t myself at some of the things she was doing and had to bit my lip to avoid a "well that's how I've been taught" domestic row! So I would say just because someone has failed n times that's no reason to limit them to never doing another test. It's quite possible to fail on the most inoquous of things, not to mention the fabled quota system, ie I've passed enough today to all the rest must fail (myth?? maybe!). I think therefore that the current system is fine.
Yes, I definitely agree. Perhaps there is a case for insisting that drivers undergo some "off road" driving (by that I mean on a private, designated training ground, not through mud in a 4X4) before they are allowed amongst the rest of us.
Only when theyhave demonstrated that they have grasped the basic skills needed and passed a "preliminary" test, should they be allowed on public roads. You would then be allowed to drive only under supervision as at present.
I also think that such supervised driving should be in dual-controlled cars with qualified instructors and not just anyone who has a licence (who may well be a worse driver than the pupil!). After all, trainee aircraft pilots are not allowed to fly in an aircraft without duplicate controls and a qualified instructor.
The final test should be really tough and even then you have a probation period after which you have another test. Then after that you must retake your test every 10 years or so (every 5 after 60). There are too many people ill equipped to drive on Britain's roads.
Let these cretins take the test as many times as they like - its better they go unqualified than badly qualified.
Personally I do think women should drive. FULL STOP. They are nothing but a hinderence to decent road users. They dither and stutter. Basically cars were invented by men for men.
Before the fairer sex harp on about "our insurance is cheaper, blah blah blah" It's because you never go above 20 mph to cause any damage.
Watch it, Kirstyhev! I'm over 60. People of ALL ages should be retested every so often. And have you noticed that all the drivers who break the law by driving with their mobile phone held to their ear are aged below 60? Usually a good deal below 60, actually?
Where do you live were women drive at 20 mph? If I have a gripe about women drivers, it is that they drive too fast!!!! There again, perhaps many of you drive at 20mph over any speed limit and so those that drive at or close to the limit are dawdling !!
Re-test over sixties..... not a problem. I passed all my tests first time (Bike, Car and Class 1) and have been driving for a living all my working life and have never even had a parking ticket. So I may be over sixty but I know I would stand a better chance of passing any re-tests than many of the younger ( could'nt give a s%$t about anyone else on the road) drivers.
i am about to take my sixth driving test not having driven for 7 years due to a lack of confidence with a test examiner. i can drive perfectly well and with anyone else in the car i am fine, but put me in the car with bod and clipboard and i panic.
perhaps 20 is too many tho.
i agree that after so many years refreshers should be taken and especially for the elderly!!
I think Germany has a ruling of 3 fails followed by a psychometric test, one more go and then a life ban as being of unsuitable aptitude.
Its common sense i you think about it, after all, how many attempts would a surgeon get at an op before he gets it right?
And whilst on the subject, I believe a refresher test every 5 years over the age of 50 should be mandatory along with eye and reaction check.
I know some 70 year olds who are quite alert and up to driving and some of 50 who are an accident waiting to happen!
After all, a licence is a privilege, not a right as some seem to think!
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